Similar music to the Heat soundtrack?February 28, 2013 7:20 AMSubscribe

Asking for my husband: I just got the Heat soundtrack, and it is intense and moody. I am looking for other soundtracks, or actual albums, that fit that bill. Obviously Blade Runner, and I am imagining a lot of Friedkin films, but the mix of dark and strong is something I would like to hear more of.posted by dogmom to Media & Arts (17 answers total) 13 users marked this as a favorite

Mulholland Dr. soundtrack

Very much a dark, strong, intense affair. Done by the extraordinary Angelo Badalamenti.posted by Kruger5 at 7:23 AM on February 28, 2013 [1 favorite]

Clint Mansell's soundtracks are gorgeous, The Fountain in particular.posted by Lemmy Caution at 7:24 AM on February 28, 2013

Peter Gabriel's Passion may be worth a listen. Technically it's not a soundtrack (Peter tinkered with the songs and changed several of them before he released the album); but it's still amazing.posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:35 AM on February 28, 2013 [1 favorite]

I asked my soundtrack/score aficionado boyfriend, he says: Tangerine Dream scores for movies like The Keep and Sorcerer probably fit that bill.posted by troika at 7:40 AM on February 28, 2013

Neil Young's soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man. Definitely intense and moody. Young improvised all the music while watching a cut of the film, so has a kind of a loose vibe. It's basically Young messing around on his guitar but there's a very haunting rhythmic quality to it too.posted by mcmile at 7:43 AM on February 28, 2013 [2 favorites]

If orchestral stuff is OK, Howard Shore's score for Se7en might fit the bill. There are a couple of tracks on YouTube:

It is unfortunately long out of print, but the soundtrack from The Shining is pretty amazing. Bits and pieces are floating around online, and some pieces by composers like Bartok and Penderecki should be easy enough to find from other sources. But the tracks Wendy Carlos composed for the film are really chilling:

You might be interested in Cliff Martinez's soundtracks. Drive for sure. That's going to be a little more edgy in parts. The soundtrack for Solaris is more ambient.posted by quadog at 10:45 PM on February 28, 2013

Also, I can't recall exactly, but I think the soundtrack for The Road by Nick Cave might be worth checking out.posted by quadog at 10:47 PM on February 28, 2013

Nthing Brad Fiedel's soundtrack to The Terminator, possibly Peter Gabriel's Passion (from The Last Temptation of Christ), and a lot of older John Carpenter stuff like Escape From New York, Halloween III, Assault on Precinct 13. And yeah, as you already know Tangerine Dream did lotsa soundtracks (The Keep, Thief, Sorceror, Near Dark), so...and Drive is pretty much a straight up tribute to Mann's movies, so that too. And possibly (don't laugh!) the Daft Punk soundtrack to Tron: Legacy.

Might not fit (prog-y) but I'll throw it out there just in case: Goblin/Simonetti, Pignatelli, Morante/Libra's soundtracks to giallo etc. tend to be moody and synth-driven ("Flashing", "Shock", "Suspiria", "Sighs"), though still distinct from what you seem to be after (often more bombastic).posted by ifjuly at 11:47 AM on March 1, 2013

Husband says thank you- he will be spending the weekend listening to clips (and undoubtedly spending lots of money on iTunes).posted by dogmom at 4:57 PM on March 1, 2013

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